The producer helped shape rap and R&B after founding the label Murder Inc., which launched artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti.

Irving Lorenzo Jr.—known to the music world by his professional name, Irv Gotti—has died. Through his work, first for Def Jam ...

Irv Gotti, a noted record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The cause of death is as yet ...

Recording artist and "Fast & Furious" regular Chris "Ludacris" Bridges has recently signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) ...

“Def Jam has lost one of its most creative soldiers who was hip-hop,” says YouTube’s Lyor Cohen. Jed Wallace targets the actress naming him in the sexual harassment and retaliation complaint she filed ...

The late record executive is best known for co-founding Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998, but he also proved ...

The Queens native responsible for some of hip hop's biggest acts reportedly passed away Wednesday in New York City.

Now one of the most powerful and influential men in the music industry, once upon a time super-producer Rick Rubin was just ...

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s ...

* Irv Gotti, the influential producer and music industry mogul known for launching the careers of artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, has passed away at the age of 54, as confirmed by the Hollywood ...

Rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer and the “Godfather of Chicago Hip-Hop” No ID treat listeners to their newest collaborative single, “Woes of the World.' ...